Well, we’ve come to that time of the year.
Everyone around here has been winking and nodding towards the 1998 team, perhaps the single greatest Yankee team of all time, when talking about the 2022 Yankees and their 51-18 start. That .739 win percentage works out to 119 wins over 162, so they have a few games to give if they want to meet or exceed the 114 wins that the peak dynasty squad put up.
To keep things constant, we’ll look at the first 68 games of both teams, where this year’s group has a +144 run differential, 16 runs better than ‘98.